25 Years Ago This Week
The Little Theatre On The Square was opening its 40th season with Sugar Babies, then Brigadoon, Forever Plaid, Crazy For You and closing the season in August with Godspell.
Lovington School District hired a grade school principal. Doug Slover of Flora, who had been an elementary and junior high principal for ten years was hired to replace Rosemary Brown who was retiring. Read More
Photo by Crystal Reed
Roof work continues on
County Courthouse
Workers apply coating to the Moultrie County Courthouse roof recently. The work will fix leaks to the roof.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Voter Registration at SHS
Last Wednesday, students at Sullivan High School who were of voting age had the opportunity to register to vote. Moultrie County Clerk Georgia England and Tasha Stacy helped students through the process. Pictured are students Chase Eller and Raimi Gardner registering to vote.
•May 18, 2022•
A 33 year old man’s body was recovered from the water at Bo Wood. On Friday, May 13 at 10:47 pm the Moultrie County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from Christian County 911 about a person in the water at Bo Wood. The sheriff’s office dispatched deputies to the scene and notified Coles County Communication to dispatch the Moultrie County Dive Team. Mutual aid was requested from the Shelby County Dive Team. Read More
•May 18, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
The Moultrie County Board unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting wind farms in Moultrie County during their regular meeting Thursday. Board member Elizabeth Houser was absent.
The board voted to accept the resignation of Larry Baker from the Moultrie County Board and as County Board Chairman. There was also a motion approved to accept the resignation of Moultrie County Engineer Jeff Birch, effective August 31, 2022. Read More
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Co valedictorian Savannah Hagerman speaks during the Okaw Valley High School commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14.
•May 18, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
The Okaw Valley school district held graduation ceremonies for the class of 2022 on Saturday, May 14, in the high school gymnasium. This year’s co-valedictorians are Evelyn Ashley and Savannah Hagerman and salutatorian is Amelia Landreth. The class motto is “In ourselves our future lies.”
Superintendent Kent Stauder presented Hall of Fame inductees during the ceremony. For the Volunteer Hall of Fame, inductees were Soo Harris and David Benning. Shawn Creviston was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame. Read More
•May 18, 2022•
The Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library is preparing to kickoff summer reading with a part on June 3 from 10 am to 2 pm. This is free and open to the public. There will be an inflatable obstacle course and slide, sno cones, s’more making and a craft.
This year’s summer reading theme is Read Beyond the Beaten Path. Summer reading officially starts on Wednesday, June 1. Participants can start registering on Tuesday, May 24 and there will be open registration on June 3 at the party.
The library is looking for volunteers to help at the kickoff party. Volunteers will help monitor the inflatables, the craft table and the sno cones and s’mores. Volunteers can be in sixth grade and up and adults may help as well.
There are 10 weeks of summer reading. This is 10 weeks of earning prizes. Every week they meet their reading goal they can get a new prize. Reading logs will be kept at the library this year and the kids will get stickers to put on their log as they progress.
YA (young adults) will have activities on Thursdays at 2:00 in June. YA is for kids entering 6th-12th grades. They will be making things for the letterboxing activity, fairy lights, and more.
For kids entering kindergarten through 5th grades activities will be held August 1-5. It will be held in the mornings. Exact times will be announced closer to the dates.
They will have a letterboxing activity throughout the summer for the entire family. Letterboxing is similar to geocaching, but no coordinates are given. Instead you will follow clues and solve puzzles to find them. You do not leave a trinket behind. Instead there will be a stamp inside a small waterproof box that you use on a premade card you can get in the library. When you find them all you can come back for a prize. This will start in June also.
In July they will have a free family friendly movie every Friday at 1:00 pm. Popcorn and water is provided. Guests can bring other snacks if they wish along with blankets and pillows to sit with. Chairs will be provided for adults.
•May 18, 2022•
Chuck Crain from Presleys’ Branson and RFD TV will be in concert on Sunday, May 22 at 2 pm at Allenville Christian Church, 201 Allen Street in Allenville. Fellowship to follow concert. For more information contact Greg Ridenhour at 217-317-1419 or greg at afcministries.com.
•May 18, 2022•
The Moultrie County NewsProgress is seeking local Veterans to share their stories in our publication. Interviewees should be willing to be interviewed and photographed. For more information call us at 217-728-7381.
•May 18, 2022•
The Village of Bethany will have their town cleanup from Thursday, June 2 - Saturday, June 4. Items can be dropped off at the utility building on Water Street. No electronics, paint, tires or kitchen appliances.